BLOMSTEDT: BEETHOVEN 5

Conductor Laureate Herbert Blomstedt leads this program featuring Nielsen's Fourth Symphony, a work that depicts the tenacity of life even in the most difficult of circumstances. Written during the First World War, Nielsen's Fourth is an ode to overcoming destruction and a celebration of the human spirit. The program concludes with fate knocking on our door: Hear the most famous opening notes in all of classical music when the Orchestra performs Beethoven's exhilarating and monumental Fifth Symphony.

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CONDUCTORS & PERFORMERS

Herbert Blomstedt CONDUCTOR
San Francisco Symphony

PROGRAM

Symphony No. 4 - Carl Nielsen
Symphony No. 5 - Ludwig van Beethoven